Kehrwoche

[ˈkeːɐ̯ˌvɔxə]

/[ˈkeːɐ̯ˌvɔxə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kehrwoche” is uncommon German (frequency #85,437 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,437
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Woche, in der eine Mietpartei eines Gebäudes zur Reinigung des Treppenhauses, der Schneeräumung des Bürgersteigs o. Ä. Aufgaben verpflichtet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-kehrwoche · Kehrwoche · German

Kehrwoche · rank #85,437 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,437
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 55,078
  • PHOTO-FINISH kennzeichnete

Nearest frequency peer: kennzeichnete (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Kehrwoche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Kehrwoche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Kehrwoche
PropertyValue
HeadwordKehrwoche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkeːɐ̯ˌvɔxə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,437
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kehrwoche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kehrwoche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kehrwoche is uncommon German at frequency #85,437 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkeːɐ̯ˌvɔxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Woche, in der eine Mietpartei eines Gebäudes zur Reinigung des Treppenhauses, der Schneeräumung des Bürgersteigs o. Ä. Aufgaben verpflichtet ist".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kehrwoche in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kehrwoche, spelled K-E-H-R-W-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Woche, in der eine Mietpartei eines Gebäudes zur Reinigung des Treppenhauses, der Schneeräumung des Bürgersteigs o. Ä. Aufgaben verpflichtet ist

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kehrwoche"?
"Kehrwoche" is spelled K-E-H-R-W-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkeːɐ̯ˌvɔxə].
What does "Kehrwoche" mean?
As a noun, "Kehrwoche" means: Woche, in der eine Mietpartei eines Gebäudes zur Reinigung des Treppenhauses, der Schneeräumung des Bürgersteigs o. Ä. Aufgaben verpflichtet ist
How do you pronounce "Kehrwoche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kehrwoche" is [ˈkeːɐ̯ˌvɔxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kehrwoche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kehrwoche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list